Married

//ˈmæɹ.ɪd// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A married person.

    "A perfect example is life insurance. Most people starting out don't need it; you should only insure what you can't afford to lose or replace, and singles or young marrieds without a lot of assets frequently don't require coverage."

  2. 2
    a person who is married wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of marry form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband. not-comparable

    "Are you married or single?"

  2. 2
    Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse; strongly committed or attached to something. figuratively, not-comparable

    "married to one's work"

Adjective
  1. 1
    joined in matrimony wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the state of marriage wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
maritalmatedweddedaffiliateaffiliatedallied

Example

More examples

"One hundred and fifty thousand couples are expected to get married in Shanghai in 2006."

Etymology

From Middle English maried, imaried, mariet, past participle of Middle English marien (“to marry”), equivalent to marry + -ed.

Related phrases

I'm marriedare you marriedget marriedmarried couplemarried namemarried sectornever-married

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